You won’t want to miss this episode.

There are few things that have caught the attention of business leaders and individuals around the world right now in the way that the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has garnered attention.  For a virus that was unheard of prior to December 2019, as of this podcast publication, there are nearly 25,000 cases just in China alone – with hundreds of new confirmed cases each and every day.

In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser provides an overview of Novel Coronavirus – what it is – how it’s impacting businesses, countries, and individuals, and recommended steps that companies and individuals should take right now to ensure their long-term continuity of operations.

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Episode Transcript

Bryan Strawser: Hello and welcome to the Managing Uncertainty podcast. This is Bryan Strawser, principal and chief executive here at Bryghtpath. I’m flying solo again today for this episode where we’re going to talk about probably the top issue that’s going on in the emergency management or crisis management world right now and that is novel coronavirus. The outbreak that began in the Wuhan province of China and has now led to what appears to be becoming a global pandemic, the likes of which we haven’t really seen since H1N1 just over a decade ago. Novel coronavirus. We’re going to talk a little bit about what it is. What is a coronavirus, the impact and spread of the virus, its impact on business and travel, its impact on businesses and our recommendations for businesses and individual precautions in terms of travel and medical treatment? And we’ll talk about some things you should be thinking about as this outbreak continues, things you should monitor as an organization, as a crisis management or business [inaudible] leader within your organization.

Bryan Strawser: Let’s start by just explaining coronavirus briefly. The novel coronavirus was detected in December 2019 so not very